THE LATEST NFD NEWS

• Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC’s veteran striker, Phumelele ‘Ace’ Bhengu, the league’s 2014/15 Golden Boot winner with 22 goals for Thanda Royal Zulu, has suddenly regained his form, netting eight times in just four outings, thus giving Moma Medic’s side a huge boost at the right time.

• During their 2-1 home defeat to TS Sporting, Cape Umoya United gave Jermaine George his debut. The attacking midfielder played the opening 59 minutes, before being replaced by Thembelani Majingo. • Meanwhile, the Spirited Ones have acquired a 25-year-old Liberian forward, Mark Paye, on a free transfer from LISCR FC. “They released him in January,” said Umoya’s media officer, Loyiso Nabe. • When Ajax Cape Town hammered last-placed Witbank Spurs 5-0, the Mpumalanga-based club had only three technical team members on the bench compared to their opponent’s seven, which included owner Thembu Mafu. The others were physiotherapist Nonkululeko Sibiya and former defender Vusi

Mthimkhulu. • Acornbush United FC, who are coached by the popular MacDonald Makhubedu, have won the Mpumalanga ABC Motsepe League with a few games to go. At round 28, United had not only grabbed 70 points but also scored 70 goals. “My top scorers were Roger Mandlazi (20), Khehla Ntozelizwe (15), Sabelo Xolo (13) and Bonginkosi ‘Ballack’ Dladla (10). We must now do the job in Cape Town at the national play-offs,” said Makhubedu. • Another third-tier outfit gunning for promotion, with 70 goals to their name, is the Free State’s Mangaung Unite, having also achieved 71 points after 27 games. At that stage, Unite were 10 points ahead of Bloemfontein Young Tigers.